Mrs. Schatz is planning (and would like help) the following:
October--Teen Read Week
November--Movie releases: Ender's Game on Nov 1 and Catching Fire on Nov 22, 2013
November--Veteran's Day
December--Scholastic Book Fair
January--MLK, Jr.
February--Black History Month, I Love Libraries Month
March--Foreign Language Week, Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss Day/March 2
April--School Library Month, Project Trashway, Earth Day
May--Get Caught Reading whole month--getcaughtreading.org
*** Trick or Treat Day in the Library, Thursday, October 31, 2011--We can do it again if YOU choose
To participate you need to bring a bag of individually wrapped candy in by Friday morning
Decorations is Thursday morning before school or during lunch on Thursday-WHEN?
Spooky books on the tables
Flyers in library
Bring in plastic bowls to put candy on display
Sign up for tasks to be done:
Candy--brought in by participants
Decorations: done
flyers/posters: Megan Lee--done
Little Goody Bags: Mrs. Schatz--done ***
Suggested Activities:
Book talks (this vocab is copyrighted so we’ll have to call them something else TCLS)
Literacy displays tied to a theme
Teach about covers, titles, open paragraph grabbers (YADB)
Storytelling for Read Across America, have storyteller in to give talk, Mickey VanDerwerker
Practice reading aloud ahead of time and then to elementary schools
Scavenger hunts—online?
Holiday—make gingerbread house
Charity gift drive
Craft projects—purse out of old book, sculptures from old books
Discuss books, music, movies
Nomination sheet
Pass around, one title per person if two others decide to read it & deem it worthy of vote—gets three votes automatically-becomes Choice Pick/Student Starred
Write annotations of movies/CD
Homework center—older student works with younger
Sign ups
“bio/data” sheet of older student
Student lists subjects and hours available
Perhaps BMS kids could come over or LHS goes there to tutor
Teens for Tots (LTAG p 122)
Halloween ideas (LTAG p 122)
Karaoke party
Murder mystery night
Library survivor hunt
CD or Book exchange
Author visits—Skype, in person
Teen Read Week (LTAG p131)
Monday: classroom door decorating contest
Tuesday: Read a t-shirt day
Wed-Fri: held paperback book exchange
Let teens choose theme
Present at conferences
LTAG p83—lists of books to share with teens about projects, programs, group activities, special events
Share books of mine that have ideas
Cool Reflections—YA summer reading program (LTAG p143)
Read-review & win a prize event from Jun-Aug
Mini reviews
Can email
Can share through Google docs or blog
Mark books as TAG favorites
End of year: group does “year reflection” to figure out its direction
Hold retreat at end of September to plan coming year’s activities
Book reviews (LTAG p140)
On index card or in blog
Give brief oral summary
Answer: “Would you recommend this book to a friend?”
At end of year vote on favorites and publish lists
Books marked with “TAB Recommends’’ seal
Stupid PB Day—helped weed “dorky-looking” paperbacks from collection (LTAG 16)
Teens’ Top Ten—how? TCLS 176+
Macramé workshop
Recycled jewelry
Decorate personal journals
Poetry slam
Creative writing program
“That’s my take”—www.library.pima.gov/teenzone/trailers
Current Activities:
Mrs. Schatz is planning (and would like help) the following:October--Teen Read Week
November--Movie releases: Ender's Game on Nov 1 and Catching Fire on Nov 22, 2013
November--Veteran's Day
December--Scholastic Book Fair
January--MLK, Jr.
February--Black History Month, I Love Libraries Month
March--Foreign Language Week, Women's History Month, Dr. Seuss Day/March 2
April--School Library Month, Project Trashway, Earth Day
May--Get Caught Reading whole month--getcaughtreading.org
***
Trick or Treat Day in the Library, Thursday, October 31, 2011--We can do it again if YOU choose
To participate you need to bring a bag of individually wrapped candy in by Friday morning
Decorations is Thursday morning before school or during lunch on Thursday-WHEN?
Spooky books on the tables
Flyers in library
Bring in plastic bowls to put candy on display
Sign up for tasks to be done:
Candy--brought in by participantsDecorations: done
flyers/posters: Megan Lee--done
Little Goody Bags: Mrs. Schatz--done
***
Suggested Activities:
Book talks (this vocab is copyrighted so we’ll have to call them something else TCLS)